Fire Ant Products for Tennessee's Schools

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1 E&PP Info Note # Nov. 2009, revised 25 April 2011, February Fire Ant Products for Tennessee's Schools Sorted By Active Ingredient Intended as a supplement to UT Extension PB1788 Managing Fire Ants in and Around Schools, One of the most efficient ways to manage fire ants on school grounds is to broadcast a fire ant bait. Treating individual mounds can be expensive and requires more time and effort to scout for all the mounds, and often the smaller mounds are overlooked. In this publication you'll find a list of fire ant baits and their estimated costs. Products and their estimated costs are also listed for individual mound treatments or other broadcast applications should these be deemed necessary as suggested in PB1788. If baits are broadcasted twice a year, often other treatments are not needed.this is not a complete listing of all fire ant management products. Prices will vary but are provided to give a relative comparison of cost.

2 Table of Contents Fire Ant Products for Tennessee's Schools Bait Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Estimated Costs for Fire Ant Baits Used Around Schools Granular Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Estimated Cost for Contact Granular Insecticides Used On School Grounds Liquid Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Estimated Cost of Liquid Insecticides to be Broadcasted or Applied to Individual Fire Ant Mounds on School Grounds Dust Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Estimated Cost for Dust Insecticides to be Applied to Individual Fire Ant Mounds on School Grounds Electrical Speed and Mode of Action of Active Ingredients Found in Fire Ant Products Disclaimer and Precautionary Statement

3 Bait Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Bait Active ingredient Trade Name EPA Reg # Broadcast Individual Mounds Interior 1 Abamectin B 1 Abathor Fire Ant Bait X X X Abamectin B 1 Prescription Treat. Ascend Fire Ant Bait Formula X X X Fenoxycarb (IGR) Award X X Fipronil Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait X X Hydramethylnon Amdro Pro Fire Ant Bait X X Hydramethylnon Amdro Pro Fire Ant Killer X X Hydramethylnon Probait Formulation For Professionals X X Hydramethylnon + methoprene (IGR) Extinguish Plus X X X Indoxacarb Dupont Advion Fire Ant Bait X X Methoprene (IGR) Extinguish X X X Pyriproxyfen (IGR) Distance Fire Ant Bait X X Spinosad Ferti-lome Come and Get It X X 1 Interior treatments should be applied as crack and crevice and only when children are not present unless the label states otherwise. Apply to cracks and crevices where insects may enter the building such as around doors, windows, pipes, vents, weep holes, under siding and in wall voids.

4 Estimated Cost for Fire Ant Baits Used Around Schools 2009 Bait Active Ingredient Trade Name Cost per acre Cost/1,000 sq ft Cost/ 10 mounds Abamectin B 1 Prescription Treat. Ascend Fire Ant Bait Formula 1 $6.54 $0.16 $0.74 Pyriproxyfen (IGR) Distance Fire Ant Bait $10.50 $0.19 Hydramethylnon Probait Formulation For Professionals $10.71 $0.25 Methoprene (IGR) Extinguish 1 $13.00 $0.30 Hydramethylnon Amdro Pro Fire Ant Bait $13.14 $0.30 Fenoxycarb (IGR) Award $16.68 $0.38 Hydramethylnon Amdro Fire Ant Bait 1 $19.00 $0.43 $5.46 Abamectin B 1 Hydramethylnon + methoprene (IGR) Prescription Treat. Advance 375 A Select Granular Ant Bait $19.98 $0.50 $22.47 Extinguish Plus 1 $21.00 $0.49 Hydramethylnon Maxforce Fire Ant Killer Granular Bait $22.50 $0.56 $7.03 Indoxacarb Dupont Advion Fire Ant Bait $24.63 $0.56 Fipronil Maxforce FC Fire Ant Bait $30.94 $0.70 Spinosad Ferti-lome Come and Get It 1 $54.00 $1.41 $5.75 Hydramethylnon + methoprene (IGR) Amdro Firestrike Fire Ant Bait 1 $ $2.59 Fipronil Ceasefire Fire Ant Bait Insecticide $ $2.62 Hydramethylnon Amdro Fire Ant Bait Yard Treatment 1 $ $3.25 Hydramethylnon + methoprene (IGR) Amdro Firestrike Fire Ant Bait Mound Treatment 1 $5.18 Costs calculated from price provided by a distributor or 1 Costs taken from 2009 Fire Ant Control Material for Alabama Homeowners,

5 Granular Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Granular Active Ingredient Trade Name EPA Reg # Broadcast Individual Mounds Perimeter Bifenthrin Hi-Yield Bug Blaster Turf Insect Control Granules X X Bifenthrin Talstar EZ o r PL X X X Bifenthrin Wisdom Lawn Granular X X X Bifenthrin Bifen L/P Insecticide Granules X X X Bifenthrin Menace GC Granular X X Bifenthrin Menace PL Granular X X Bifenthrin Southern Ag Lawnstar Insecticide Granules X X Deltamethrin DeltaGard G Insecttcide Granule X X Fipronil TopChoice Insecticide X Hexa-Hydroxyl EcoExempt G Granular Insecticide X X X Zeta-cypermethrin & Bifenthrin Talstar EXTRA X X

6 Estimated Cost for Contact Granular Insecticides Used On School Grounds 2009 Granular Active Ingredient Trade Name Cost per acre Cost/1,000 sq ft Cost/ 10 mounds Bifenthrin Wisdom Lawn Granular $80.00 $1.79 Bifenthrin Hi-Yield Bug Blaster Turf Insect Control Granules 1 $ $2.98 Bifenthrin Talstar EZ $ $3.70 Fipronil TopChoice Insecticide $ $6.67 Hexa-Hydroxyl EcoExempt G Granular Insecticide? Costs calculated from price provided by a distributor or 1 Costs taken from 2009 Fire Ant Control Material for Alabama Homeowners,

7 Liquid Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Liquid Active Ingredient Trade Name EPA Reg # Broadcast Individual Mounds Interior 1 Perimeter Bifenthrin Bifen I/T X X Bifenthrin Hi-Yield Big Blaster II Turf, Termite, and Ornamtental Insect Control (liquid concentrate) X X Bifenthrin Masterline Bifenthrin 7.9 Termiticide/Insecticide X X Bifenthrin Menace 7.9% Flowable X X X Bifenthrin Pro-Mate Bifenthrin X X X X Bifenthrin Speckoz Bifenthrin Termiticide/Insecticide X X X Bifenthrin Talstar P or One Multi Insecticide X X Bifenthrin Wisdom TC Flowable X X β-cyfluthrin TempoSC Ultra X X Cyfluthrin Cy-Kick CS X D-Limonene Orange Guard AA X X X Deltamethrin Suspend SC X X X Dinotefuran Alpine Pressurized Insecticide X X D-Limonene Orange Guard AA X X X Gamma-cyhalothrin Optimate CS X X X Lambda-cyhalothrin Cyzmic CS X X Lambda-cyhalothrin Demand CS X X Lambda-cyhalothrin Cyhalocap CS X X Lambda-cyhalothrin Scimitar CS X X Permethrin Astro Insecticide X X X Permethrin Martin's Permethrin SFR Termiticide/Insectide X 2 Phenyethyl Propionate, Thyme oil, Pyrethrins EcoPCO WP X Wettable Powder Insecticide X Thiamethoxam Optigard Flex X 1 Interior treatments should be applied as crack and crevice and only when children are not present unless the label states otherwise. Apply to cracks and crevices where insects may enter the building such as around doors, windows, pipes, vents, weep holes, under siding and in wall voids.

8 Estimated Cost of Liquid Insecticides to be Broadcasted or Applied to Individual Fire Ant Mounds on School Grounds 2009 Liquid Active Ingredient Trade Name Cost per acre Cost/1,000 sq ft Cost/ 10 mounds Bifenthrin Wisdom TC Flowable $17.37 $0.40 $1.04 Bifenthrin Masterline Bifenthrin 7.9 Termiticide/Insecticide $21.41 $1.28 Acephate Acephate E 75 WP 1 $2.22 Bifenthrin Hi-Yield Big Blaster II Turf, Termite, and Ornamtental Insect Control (liquid concentrate) 1 $93.00 $2.14 $3.44 Bifenthrin Bifen I/T 1 $4.12 Bifenthrin Menace 7.9% Flowable $88.36 $2.03 $5.28 Bifenthrin Talstar One Multi Insecticide $11.13 Lambda-cyhalothrin Scimitar CS $50.29 $1.20 $ Phenyethyl Propionate, Thyme oil, Pyrethrins EcoPCO WP X Wettable Powder Insecticide $25.20 D-Limonene Orange Guard $27.50 Permethrin Astro Insecticide $13.92 $0.32 $32.40 Permethrin Permethrin Pro Termite,Turf,Ornamental $36.11 $0.83 $33.00 Deltamethrin Suspend $38.32 Thiamethoxam Optigard Flex $43.88 B-Cyfluthrin Tempo SC Ultra $3.00 Costs calculated from price provided by a distributor or 1 Costs taken from 2009 Fire Ant Control Material for Alabama Homeowners,

9 Dust Fire Ant Products Labeled for Schools Dust Active Ingredient Trade Name EPA Reg # Deltamethrin DeltaDust Insecticide X Cyfluthrin Tempo 1 % Dust Insecticde RTU X Individual Mounds Interior 1 Perimeter Diatomaceous earth Mother Earth D Pest Control Dust X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide Bombs Away X X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide Demise Fire Ant & Insect Dehydrator X X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide WildFire Fire Ant and Insect Dehydrator X X Zeta-Cypermethrin Cynoff Dust Insecticide X 1 Interior treatments should be applied as crack and crevice and only when children are not present unless the label states otherwise. Apply to cracks and crevices where insects may enter the building such as around doors, windows, pipes, vents, weep holes, under siding and in wall voids.

10 Estimated Cost for Dust Insecticides to be Applied to Individual Fire Ant Mounds on School Grounds 2009 Dust Active Ingredient Trade Name Cost/ 10 mounds Acephate Surrender Fire Ant Killer 1 $1.92 Acephate Hi-Yield Acephate Fire Ant Killer 1 $2.96 Deltamethrin DeltaDust Insecticide 1 $5.87 Cyfluthrin Tempo 1 % Dust Insecticde RTU? Costs calculated from price provided by a distributor or 1 Costs taken from 2009 Fire Ant Control Material for Alabama Homeowners,

11 Dust Fire Ant Products Labeled for Motor Housings, Switch Boxes, Junction Boxes, & Conduits in Schools Dust Active Ingredient Trade Name EPA Reg # Individual Mounds Interior 1 Perimeter Motor housings,switch boxes, junction boxes, conduits 2 Diatomaceous earth Mother Earth D Pest Control Dust X X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide Bombs Away x X X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide Demise Fire Ant & Insect Dehydrator x X X Pyrethrins, PBO, Silicon Dioxide WildFire Fire Ant and Insect Dehydrator x X X 1 Interior treatments should be applied as crack and crevice and only when children are not present unless the label states otherwise. Apply to cracks and crevices where insects may enter the building such as around doors, windows, pipes, vents, weep holes, under siding and in wall voids. 2 For safety reasons, only electricians or licensed pest control operators should treat electrical equipment. Specialized products and training are necessary to treat these sites safely and effectively.

12 Speed and Mode of Action of Active Ingredients in Fire Ant Products Common name of active ingredients Signal Word 1 Speed of control Mode of Action or How it works (S)-methoprene Caution 3 to 6 months bait stops production of new fire ants (igr) (S)-methoprene,hydramethylnon Caution 2 to 4 weeks mix of two types of baits (see (S)- methoprene,hydramethylnon) abamectin B1 Caution 2 to 8 weeks bait kills workers as well as queens acephate Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide beta-cyfluthrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide bifenthrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide carbaryl Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide cypermethrin Caution to Warning 1 to 2 days contact insecticide D-limonene Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide deltamethrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide fenoxycarb Caution 2 to 4 weeks stops production of new fire ants (igr) fipronil Caution 3 to 4 weeks slow-acting insecticide gamma-cyhalothrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide hexa-hydroxyl (clove oil, thyme oil) 1 to 2 days contact insecticide hydramethylnon Caution 2 to 6 weeks bait kills workers as well as queens indoxacarb Caution 3 to 7 days bait kills workers as well as queens lambda-cyhalothrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide permethrin Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide 2 phenylethyl propionate 1 to 2 days contact insecticide pyrethrins Caution 1 to 2 days contact insecticide pyriproxyfen Caution 2 to 6 months stops production of new fire ants (igr) spinosad Caution 2 to 4 weeks bait kills workers as well as queens thiamethoxam Caution 3 to 7 days contact insecticide thyme oil 1 to 2 days contact insecticide 1 Signal words describe the acute (short-term) toxicity of the formulated pesticide product, and are based on the results of six acute toxicity studies. The acute oral, dermal and inhalation studies evaluate systemic toxicity by those routes of entry. The primary eye and skin irritation studies measure irritation or corrosion, while the dermal sensitization study evaluates the potential for allergic contact dermatitis. See the following link for more information: The Signal Word is determined by the most severe toxicity category assigned to the acute toxicity studies with some exceptions. The Signal Words and associated toxicity categories are as follows: Toxicity Category I (most toxic) = DANGER/POISON Skull and Crossbones; Toxicity Category II (moderately toxic) = WARNING; Toxicity Category III (less toxic)= CAUTION; Toxicity Category IV (least toxic) = None Required.

13 If you find a fire ant product in a Tennessee store and it is labeled for schools, but not listed here, please contact kvail@utk.edu with the product information. Precautionary Statement To protect people and the environment, pesticides should be used safely. This is everyone s responsibility, especially the user. Read and follow label directions carefully before you buy, mix, apply, store or dispose of a pesticide. According to laws regulating pesticides, they must be used only as directed by the label. Disclaimer This publication contains pesticide recommendations that are subject to change at any time. The recommendations in this publication are provided only as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator s responsibility, by law, to read and follow all current label directions for the specific pesticide being used. The label always takes precedence over the recommendations found in this publication. Use of trade or brand names in this publication is for clarity and information; it does not imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may be of similar, suitable composition, nor does it guarantee or warrant the standard of the product. The author(s), the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and University of Tennessee Extension assume no liability resulting from the use of these recommendations.